Aces High

Aces High
Appears in	Mario Party 3
Type	4-Player minigame
Time limit	60 seconds
Music track	Let's Get a Move On
Music sample

Aces High is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 3.

Overview

The minigame opens with each player arriving in their plane.

In gameplay, players use their planes to launch flashing Bullet Bills that home in on their opponents. Every player can endure up to two hits before falling out of the sky, eliminating them. After firing, a player cannot launch another Bullet Bill until the first either hits an opponent or disappears. A Bullet Bill can only be dodged by doing a U-turn at the boundary of the course. The last player remaining wins, though if there are at least two players remaining and one has more health, that player wins. Otherwise, if either two players remain with the same health or every player is eliminated, the result is a draw.

Controls

• – Move
• – Accelerate
• – Break
• – Fire normal shot
• Hold, then release – Fire Bullet Bill

Gallery

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  The ending to Aces High

In-game text

• Rules – "Climb into a plane with 2 types of missiles, then shoot down your rivals."
• Advice – "You can fire a Bullet Bill by continuously pressing ."

Naming

The phrase "aces high" originates from card game terminology, referring to the value of ace cards. It had been used as the title for several military aviation-themed works in pop culture before the release of Mario Party 3 (most notably the 1984 Iron Maiden song), playing with the meaning of "ace" as a skilled combat pilot.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	キラーでねらえ![?] Kirā de nerae!	Aim with the Bill!
French	Top Fun[?]	Pun on the film Top Gun
German	Wolkengefecht[?]	Battle in the Clouds
Spanish	Ases del Aire[?]	Air Aces